Announcement (or reminder?) - Girls Only Book Club

Hi Ladies,

I have been wanting to start a girls only book club for a couple of years, and it is finally happening (thanks to to some strong encouragement from my neighbor). Our first book has been a popular read over the past year - Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat Pray Love.

We are going to meet on Sept. 6th around 6:30pm in Church Hill to discuss the first section of the book. We will also have an Italian dinner and drink yummy wine. I think we could do a potluck style dinner and also do some cooking together.

So - get the book, read the first section (Eat), and think of yummy food & drink we can share with each other!

Tags: Reading

Flavor of the week (or every other week)

On my iTunes: I gave iTunes a break and have been listening to Amos Lee on Pandora

Book on my nightstand: My newest copy of Inc magazine

Drink in my cup: Buzzy’s Coffee

Latest add to my Google Reader: Sweet Lu, the blog of our cutest potlucker

Biggest Adventure: Finding my way into the James Center YMCA

Sweetest Moment: Finding a baby frog living in my backyard

Favorite cat of the week: Buddy Bear because I laugh every time I look at him

Challenge for myself: Do laundry

Tags: Flavor of the week

Hey Church Hill

Hey fellow neighbors in Church Hill, I’ve got a few questions.

1 - Do any of you know someone up here on the hill that can teach me how to reupholster furnture?

2 - Do you guys know where I can take my large area rugs to be cleaned?

3 - If any of you have that pesky problem of cold air leaking up through your old, hardwood floors during the winter - and you know how to fix it (without replacing the 100 year old heart pine floor), please give me some ideas.

Thanks!

Tags: Church Hill, Home

An update on life

I was giving a friend an update on everything going on in life lately and he responded by saying, “When it rains…”

He is right. It is pouring right now.

On Friday evening Dan’s grandmother, Nanny passed away. From the moment I met her Nanny accepted me into the family and always greeted me with a hug and a kiss. Her hands were always busy doing something to care for a family member. Now I’m getting to hear stories from her hometown of how she was a friend to many. What she accomplished in her life and the legacy she leaves behind is astonishing.

Here is a slideshow my father-in-law put together remembering Nanny.

Yesterday my mom, sister & I went to court for a hearing regarding the settlement over Jarrett’s death. The already stressful event had potential to be even more stressful. There was a possibility my dad would show up and we would have to testify about how he was never a father to Jarrett. It’s been really hard for me to “deal” with all of this. It’s the two greatest pains of my life converging together. Luckily things went as well as to be expected yesterday - my dad didn’t show and we didn’t have to testify. Now we only have one more hurdle to jump over before all of this stuff will be over with. Then maybe I can focus on healing and remember Jarrett.

I can’t describe exactly how I’m feeling now, other than it feels like stress and fear. Last night as I went to bed I took a moment to examine how I was feeling physically - exhausted, sick to my stomach, headache, lightheaded and my heart was beating fast and hard. I slept hard, and even overslept. Today has been a bit better, but I’m really just wanting the weekend to get here so I can feel like I have time to rest.

Tags: Insanity, Life

Reminder: Clothing Swap

Ladies - This is a reminder that this Saturday form 1-4 I will be hosting a clothing swap at my house. Feel free to bring yourself, some friends and some clothes/shoes/accessories/purses you don’t want any more and we can trade.

Hope to see you there!

Tags: Friends, Home

And a hush fell over the blog….

husssshhhhh…………

Tags: Life

Flavor of the week

On my iTunes: Hours and hours of podcasts on topics ranging from creativity, business, money management, marketing and culture

Book on my nightstand: Eat, Pray, Love (book club on 8/30)

Drink in my cup: Water, water everywhere

Latest add to my Google Reader: iCiNG - Crowing your beautiful life

Biggest Adventure: Going to see Aimee try out for Richmond Idol

Sweetest Moment: Sunday afternoon

Favorite cat of the week: Pip because she has been so friendly to people who visit

Challenge for myself: Start doing flavor of the week every week….and probably at the end of the week instead of at the beginning

Tags: Flavor of the week